Councilors also appointed a new parks and rec director and approved a change in benefits for part-time town employees.
Madeline St. Amour
Madeline St. Amour covers general news in the towns of Oakland, Winslow, Vassalboro, China and Unity, as well as crime and the new Fiberight plant in Hampden. She started at the Sentinel in the spring of 2016 after graduating from the University at Albany in New York, where she worked as a stringer for the Associated Press at the Capitol bureau covering the minimum wage issue and tuition at public colleges. When she’s not in the newsroom, she enjoys trying new recipes, traveling and hiking.
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Winslow police are the latest in the area to use body cameras
The department joins other area towns in outfitting patrol officers with cameras, and Police Chief Shawn O’Leary said the costs are worth it, both for officers and the public.
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Unity College’s new president sees innovative future for America’s sustainable school
Melik Peter Khoury looks to open up access to Unity through online programs.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Viva Chamberlain’s bicentennial mural lives on at Clinton Historical Society
The 16-foot mural is on display at the society during the Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair.
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Vassalboro residents disagree over necessity of sidewalks in the East Village area
The proposed project would use money from surplus and would be largely subsidized by a federal grant.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Oakland Police move into new station
The new station comes after the Police Department spent 25 years in an old farmhouse meant to be a temporary location.
Posted inLocal & State, News
China board talks transfer station schedule, OKs general assistance revisions
The Selectboard also discussed potential items for the Nov. 8 ballot.
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Friends of woman found dead in Kennebec River say ‘she’d do anything for anybody’
Lexxi Sironen, 43, was found dead Tuesday, and those who knew her remember her as a good friend and giving person.
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Waterville police identify person whose body was found Tuesday in Kennebec River
Lexxi T. Sironen, 43, was identified Wednesday as the person whose body was found, and police said Sironen was living in Waterville as a transient by the river.
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Sidney single-car crash sends three to hospital
Police say a car carrying five young people rolled over and went into a ditch Tuesday evening.